AMD A8-6500 vs AMD Athlon X2 7450

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-6500 and AMD Athlon X2 7450 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A8-6500

AMD Athlon X2 7450

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6500

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 71% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1473 vs 853
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2824 vs 789

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2013 vs December 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1473 vs 853
PassMark - CPU mark	2824 vs 789

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7450

Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1407 vs 490
Around 81% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2355 vs 1304

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1407 vs 490
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2355 vs 1304

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-6500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 7450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1473

853

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2824

789

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

490

1407

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1304

2355

Name	AMD A8-6500	AMD Athlon X2 7450
PassMark - Single thread mark	1473	853
PassMark - CPU mark	2824	789
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	490	1407
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1304	2355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.921
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	8.804
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.167
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.55
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.751
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	867
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2306
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3341
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	867
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2306
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3341

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-6500	AMD Athlon X2 7450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Richland	Kuma
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	June 2013	December 2008
OPN PIB	AD6500OKHLBOX
OPN Tray	AD6500OKA44HL
Place in performance rating	2067	2082
Series	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz
Die size	246 mm	285 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1178 million	450 million
Unlocked
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
iGPU core count	256
Number of pipelines	256
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8570D
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	11
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0